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Bourak K, Oulkhir FE, Maghnia FZ, Massart S, Biskri L, Jijakli MH, Allaoui A. A Comprehensive Approach Combining Short-Chain Polyphosphate and Bacterial Biostimulants for Effective Nutrient Solubilization and Enhanced Wheat Growth. Microorganisms 2024; 12:1423. [PMID: 39065191 PMCID: PMC11279140 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12071423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2024] [Revised: 07/04/2024] [Accepted: 07/11/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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Phosphorus constitutes a crucial macronutrient for crop growth, yet its availability often limits food production. Efficient phosphorus management is crucial for enhancing crop yields and ensuring food security. This study aimed to enhance the efficiency of a short-chain polyphosphate (PolyP) fertilizer by integrating it with plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) to improve nutrient solubilization and wheat growth. Specifically, the study investigated the effects of various bacterial strains on wheat germination and growth when used in conjunction with PolyP. To achieve this, a greenhouse experiment was conducted in which the wheat rhizosphere was amended with a short-chain PolyP fertilizer. Based on the morphological aspect, eight bacteria, designated P1 to P8, were isolated and further characterized. Plant growth-promoting traits were observed in all bacterial strains, as they presented the ability to produce Indole Acetic Acid (IAA) in significant amounts ranging from 7.5 ± 0.3 µg/mL to 44.1 ± 2 µg/mL, expressed by B. tropicus P4 and P. soyae P1, respectively. They also produced ammonia, hydrogen cyanide (HCN), and siderophores. Their effect against the plant pathogen Fusarium culmorum was also assessed, with P. reinekei P2 demonstrating the highest biocontrol activity as it presented a total inhibitory effect. Additionally, some strains exhibited the ability to solubilize/hydrolyze phosphorus, potassium, and zinc. In vivo, the initial growth potential of wheat seeds indicated that those inoculated with the isolated strains exhibited elevated germination rates and enhanced root growth. Based on their plant growth-promoting traits and performance in the germination assay, three strains were selected for producing the best results, specifically phosphorus hydrolyzation/solubilization, zinc solubilization, IAA production, HCN, and siderophores production. Wheat seeds were inoculated by drenching in a bacterial suspension containing 1010 CFU/mL of log phase culture, and an in planta bioassay was conducted in a growth chamber using three selected strains (Pseudomonas soyae P1, Pseudomonas reinekei P2, and Bacillus tropicus P4), applied either individually or with PolyP on a P-deficient soil (28 mg/kg of P Olsen). Our findings demonstrated that the combination of Pseudomonas soyae P1 and PolyP achieved the highest shoot biomass, averaging 41.99 ± 0.87 g. Notably, applying P. soyae P1 or Bacillus tropicus P4 alone yielded similar results to the use of PolyP alone. At the heading growth stage, the combination of Bacillus tropicus P4 and PolyP significantly increased the Chlorophyll Content Index (CCI) to 37.02 µmol/m2, outperforming both PolyP alone (24.07 µmol/m2) and the control (23.06 µmol/m2). This study presents an innovative approach combining short-chain PolyP with bacterial biostimulants to enhance nutrient availability and plant growth. By identifying and characterizing effective bacterial strains, it offers a sustainable alternative to conventional fertilizers.
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- Kaoutar Bourak
- Microbiology Laboratory, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Lot 660, Hay Moulay Rachid, Benguerir 43150, Morocco; (K.B.)
- Integrated and Urban Plant Pathology Laboratory, Terra Research Center, Gembloux Agro-Bio-Tech, Liege University, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium; (F.Z.M.); (S.M.)
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- Microbiology Laboratory, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Lot 660, Hay Moulay Rachid, Benguerir 43150, Morocco; (K.B.)
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- Integrated and Urban Plant Pathology Laboratory, Terra Research Center, Gembloux Agro-Bio-Tech, Liege University, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium; (F.Z.M.); (S.M.)
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- Integrated and Urban Plant Pathology Laboratory, Terra Research Center, Gembloux Agro-Bio-Tech, Liege University, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium; (F.Z.M.); (S.M.)
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- Microbiology Laboratory, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Lot 660, Hay Moulay Rachid, Benguerir 43150, Morocco; (K.B.)
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- Integrated and Urban Plant Pathology Laboratory, Terra Research Center, Gembloux Agro-Bio-Tech, Liege University, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium; (F.Z.M.); (S.M.)
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- Microbiology Laboratory, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Lot 660, Hay Moulay Rachid, Benguerir 43150, Morocco; (K.B.)
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Han B, Yan J, Wu T, Yang X, Wang Y, Ding G, Hammond J, Wang C, Xu F, Wang S, Shi L. Proteomics reveals the significance of vacuole Pi transporter in the adaptability of Brassica napus to Pi deprivation. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2024; 15:1340867. [PMID: 38590751 PMCID: PMC11000671 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1340867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2023] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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Vacuolar Pi transporters (VPTs) have recently been identified as important regulators of cellular Pi status in Arabidopsis thaliana and Oryza sativa. In the oil crop Brassica napus, BnA09PHT5;1a and BnC09PHT5;1a are two homologs of AtPHT5;1, the vacuolar Pi influx transporter in Arabidopsis. Here, we show that Pi deficiency induces the transcription of both homologs of PHT5;1a genes in B. napus leaves. Brassica PHT5;1a double mutants (DM) had smaller shoots and higher cellular Pi concentrations than wild-type (WT, Westar 10), suggesting the potential role of BnPHT5;1a in modulating cellular Pi status in B. napus. A proteomic analysis was performed to estimate the role of BnPHT5;1a in Pi fluctuation. Results show that Pi deprivation disturbs the abundance of proteins in the physiological processes involved in carbohydrate metabolism, response to stimulus and stress in B. napus, while disruption of BnPHT5;1a genes may exacerbate these processes. Besides, the processes of cell redox homeostasis, lipid metabolic and proton transmembrane transport are supposed to be unbalanced in BnPHT5;1a DM under the -Pi condition. Noteworthy, disruption of BnPHT5;1a genes severely alters the abundance of proteins related to ATP biosynthesis, and proton/inorganic cation transmembrane under normal Pi condition, which might contribute to B. napus growth limitations. Additionally, seven new protein markers of Pi homeostasis are identified in B. napus. Taken together, this study characterizes the important regulatory role of BnPHT5;1a genes as vacuolar Pi influx transporters in Pi homeostasis in B. napus.
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- Bei Han
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources & Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources & Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources & Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources & Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
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- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources & Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources & Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources & Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources & Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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Lidbury IDEA, Hitchcock A, Groenhof SRM, Connolly AN, Moushtaq L. New insights in bacterial organophosphorus cycling: From human pathogens to environmental bacteria. Adv Microb Physiol 2024; 84:1-49. [PMID: 38821631 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ampbs.2023.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2024]
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In terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, phosphorus (P) availability controls primary production, with consequences for climate regulation and global food security. Understanding the microbial controls on the global P cycle is a prerequisite for minimising our reliance on non-renewable phosphate rock reserves and reducing pollution associated with excessive P fertiliser use. This recognised importance has reinvigorated research into microbial P cycling, which was pioneered over 75 years ago through the study of human pathogenic bacteria-host interactions. Immobilised organic P represents a significant fraction of the total P pool. Hence, microbes have evolved a plethora of mechanisms to transform this fraction into labile inorganic phosphate, the building block for numerous biological molecules. The 'genomics era' has revealed an extraordinary diversity of organic P cycling genes exist in the environment and studies going 'back to the lab' are determining how this diversity relates to function. Through this integrated approach, many hitherto unknown genes and proteins that are involved in microbial P cycling have been discovered. Not only do these fundamental discoveries push the frontier of our knowledge, but several examples also provide exciting opportunities for biotechnology and present possible solutions for improving the sustainability of how we grow our food, both locally and globally. In this review, we provide a comprehensive overview of bacterial organic P cycling, covering studies on human pathogens and how this knowledge is informing new discoveries in environmental microbiology.
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- Ian D E A Lidbury
- Molecular Microbiology - Biochemistry and Disease, School of Biosciences, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom.
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- Molecular Microbiology - Biochemistry and Disease, School of Biosciences, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom; Plants, Photosynthesis, and Soil, School of Biosciences, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Molecular Microbiology - Biochemistry and Disease, School of Biosciences, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Molecular Microbiology - Biochemistry and Disease, School of Biosciences, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Molecular Microbiology - Biochemistry and Disease, School of Biosciences, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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Tsujii Y, Atwell BJ, Lambers H, Wright IJ. Leaf phosphorus fractions vary with leaf economic traits among 35 Australian woody species. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2024; 241:1985-1997. [PMID: 38189091 DOI: 10.1111/nph.19513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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Adaptations of plants to phosphorus (P) deficiency include reduced investment of leaf P in storage (orthophosphates in vacuoles), nucleic acids and membrane lipids. Yet, it is unclear how these adaptations are associated with plant ecological strategies. Five leaf P fractions (orthophosphate P, Pi ; metabolite P, PM ; nucleic acid P, PN ; lipid P, PL ; and residual P, PR ) were analysed alongside leaf economic traits among 35 Australian woody species from three habitats: one a high-P basalt-derived soil and two low-P sandstone-derived soils, one undisturbed and one disturbed by human activities with artificial P inputs. Species at the undisturbed low-P site generally exhibited lower concentrations of total leaf P ([Ptotal ]), primarily associated with lower concentrations of Pi , and PN . The relative allocation of P to each fraction varied little among sites, except that higher PL per [Ptotal ] (rPL ) was recorded at the undisturbed low-P site than at the high-P site. This higher rPL , reflecting relative allocation to membranes, was primarily associated with lower concentrations of leaf nitrogen at the undisturbed low-P site than at the high-P site. Associations between leaf P fractions and leaf nitrogen may provide a basis for understanding the variation in plant ecological strategies dependent on soil P availability.
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- Yuki Tsujii
- Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, 305-8687, Japan
- Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
- School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, Penrith, NSW, 2109, Australia
- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia
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- School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, Penrith, NSW, 2109, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
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- School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, Penrith, NSW, 2109, Australia
- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia
- ARC Centre for Plant Success in Nature & Agriculture, Western Sydney University, Richmond, NSW, 2753, Australia
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Chang W, Yang C, Liu T, Tian P, Zhang S, Dai X, Igarashi Y, Luo F. Revealing the phosphate-solubilizing characteristics and mechanisms of the plant growth-promoting bacterium Agrobacterium deltaense C1. J Appl Microbiol 2024; 135:lxad284. [PMID: 38061837 DOI: 10.1093/jambio/lxad284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2023] [Revised: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2024]
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AIMS This study explores the phosphate (Pi)-solubilizing characteristics and mechanisms of a novel phosphate-solubilizing bacterium, Agrobacterium deltaense C1 (C1 hereafter). METHODS AND RESULTS The growth-promoting effects of C1 were investigated by gnotobiotic experiments, and the Pi-solubilizing mechanism was revealed by extracellular metabolomics, liquid chromatography analysis, and reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Results showed that C1 significantly increased Arabidopsis biomass and total phosphorus (P) content under P deficiency. Under Ca3(PO4)2 condition, the presence of C1 resulted in a significant and negative correlation between available P content and medium pH changes, implying that Pi dissolution occurs through acid release. Metabolomics revealed C1's ability to release 99 organic acids, with gluconic acid (GA), citric acid, and α-ketoglutaric acid contributing 64.86%, 9.58%, and 0.94%, respectively, to Pi solubilization. These acids were significantly induced by P deficiency. Moreover, C1's Pi solubilization may remain significant even in the presence of available P, as evidenced by substantial pH reduction and high gcd gene expression. Additionally, C1 produced over 10 plant growth-promoting substances. CONCLUSIONS C1 dissolves Pi primarily by releasing GA, which enhances plant growth under P deficiency. Notably, its Pi solubilization effect is not significantly limited by available Pi.
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- Wenying Chang
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Bio-resource Development for Bioenergy, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
- Research Center of Bioenergy and Bioremediation, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Bio-resource Development for Bioenergy, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
- Research Center of Bioenergy and Bioremediation, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
- Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Agriculture Green Development in Yangtze River Basin, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Bio-resource Development for Bioenergy, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
- Research Center of Bioenergy and Bioremediation, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Bio-resource Development for Bioenergy, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
- Research Center of Bioenergy and Bioremediation, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
- Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Agriculture Green Development in Yangtze River Basin, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Agriculture Green Development in Yangtze River Basin, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Bio-resource Development for Bioenergy, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
- Research Center of Bioenergy and Bioremediation, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Bio-resource Development for Bioenergy, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
- Research Center of Bioenergy and Bioremediation, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Bio-resource Development for Bioenergy, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
- Research Center of Bioenergy and Bioremediation, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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Tantriani, Cheng W, Oikawa A, Tawaraya K. Phosphorus deficiency alters root length, acid phosphatase activity, organic acids, and metabolites in root exudates of soybean cultivars. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2023; 175:e14107. [PMID: 38148232 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.14107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Revised: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/28/2023]
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Phosphorus (P) deficiency alters the root morphological and physiological traits of plants. This study investigates how soybean cultivars with varying low-P tolerance values respond to different P levels in hydroponic culture by assessing alterations in root length, acid phosphatase activity, organic acid exudation, and metabolites in root exudates. Three low-P-tolerant cultivars ('Maetsue,' 'Kurotome,' and 'Fukuyutaka') and three low-P-sensitive cultivars ('Ihhon,' 'Chizuka,' and 'Komuta') were grown under 0 (P0) and 258 μM P (P8) for 7 and 14 days after transplantation (DAT). Low-P-tolerant cultivars increased root length by 31% and 119%, which was lower than the 62% and 144% increases in sensitive cultivars under P0 compared to P8 at 7 and 14 DAT, respectively. Acid phosphatase activity in low-P-tolerant cultivars exceeded that in sensitive cultivars by 5.2-fold and 2.0-fold at 7 and 14 DAT. Root exudates from each cultivar revealed 177 metabolites, with higher organic acid exudation in low-P-tolerant than sensitive cultivars under P0. Low-P-tolerant cultivars increased concentrations of specific metabolites (oxalate, GABA, quinate, citrate, AMP, 4-pyridoxate, and CMP), distinguishing them from low-P-sensitive cultivars under P0. The top five metabolomic pathways (purine metabolism, arginine and proline metabolism, TCA cycle, glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism, alanine, aspartate, and glutamate metabolism) were more pronounced in low-P-tolerant cultivars at 14 DAT. These findings indicate that increasing root length was not an adaptation strategy under P deficiency; instead, tolerant cultivars exhibit enhanced root physiological traits, including increased acid phosphatase activity, organic acid exudation, specific metabolite release, and accelerated metabolic pathways under P deficiency.
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- Tantriani
- The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Iwate University, Iwate, Japan
- Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
- Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan
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- The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Iwate University, Iwate, Japan
- Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan
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Bourak K, Sare AR, Allaoui A, Jijakli MH, Massart S. Impact of Two Phosphorus Fertilizer Formulations on Wheat Physiology, Rhizosphere, and Rhizoplane Microbiota. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:9879. [PMID: 37373026 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24129879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Revised: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Phosphorus (P) is the second most important macronutrient for crop growth and a limiting factor in food production. Choosing the right P fertilizer formulation is important for crop production systems because P is not mobile in soils, and placing phosphate fertilizers is a major management decision. In addition, root microorganisms play an important role in helping phosphorus fertilization management by regulating soil properties and fertility through different pathways. Our study evaluated the impact of two phosphorous formulations (polyphosphates and orthophosphates) on physiological traits of wheat related to yield (photosynthetic parameters, biomass, and root morphology) and its associated microbiota. A greenhouse experiment was conducted using agricultural soil deficient in P (1.49%). Phenotyping technologies were used at the tillering, stem elongation, heading, flowering, and grain-filling stages. The evaluation of wheat physiological traits revealed highly significant differences between treated and untreated plants but not between phosphorous fertilizers. High-throughput sequencing technologies were applied to analyse the wheat rhizosphere and rhizoplane microbiota at the tillering and the grain-filling growth stages. The alpha- and beta-diversity analyses of bacterial and fungal microbiota revealed differences between fertilized and non-fertilized wheat, rhizosphere, and rhizoplane, and the tillering and grain-filling growth stages. Our study provides new information on the composition of the wheat microbiota in the rhizosphere and rhizoplane during growth stages (Z39 and Z69) under polyphosphate and orthophosphate fertilization. Hence, a deeper understanding of this interaction could provide better insights into managing microbial communities to promote beneficial plant-microbiome interactions for P uptake.
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- Kaoutar Bourak
- Terra Research Center, Integrated and Urban Plant Pathology Laboratory, Liege University, Gembloux Agro-Bio-Tech, B-5030 Gembloux, Belgium
- Microbiology Laboratory, African Genome Center (AGC), Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Lot 660, Hay Moulay Rachid, Ben Guerir 43150, Morocco
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- Terra Research Center, Integrated and Urban Plant Pathology Laboratory, Liege University, Gembloux Agro-Bio-Tech, B-5030 Gembloux, Belgium
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- Microbiology Laboratory, African Genome Center (AGC), Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Lot 660, Hay Moulay Rachid, Ben Guerir 43150, Morocco
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- Terra Research Center, Integrated and Urban Plant Pathology Laboratory, Liege University, Gembloux Agro-Bio-Tech, B-5030 Gembloux, Belgium
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- Terra Research Center, Integrated and Urban Plant Pathology Laboratory, Liege University, Gembloux Agro-Bio-Tech, B-5030 Gembloux, Belgium
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Winkelmann T, Bringmann G, Herwig A, Hedrich R. Carnivory on demand: phosphorus deficiency induces glandular leaves in the African liana Triphyophyllum peltatum. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2023. [PMID: 37191044 DOI: 10.1111/nph.18960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Triphyophyllum peltatum, a rare tropical African liana, is unique in its facultative carnivory. The trigger for carnivory is yet unknown, mainly because the plant is difficult to propagate and cultivate. This study aimed at identifying the conditions that result in the formation of carnivorous leaves. In vitro shoots were subjected to abiotic stressors in general and deficiencies of the major nutrients nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus in particular, to trigger carnivorous leaves' development. Adventitious root formation was improved to allow verification of the trigger in glasshouse-grown plants. Among all the stressors tested, only under phosphorus deficiency, the formation of carnivorous leaves was observed. These glandular leaves fully resembled those found under natural growing conditions including the secretion of sticky liquid by mature capture organs. To generate plants for glasshouse experiments, a pulse of 55.4 μM α-naphthaleneacetic acid was essential to achieve 90% in vitro rooting. This plant material facilitated the confirmation of phosphorus starvation to be essential and sufficient for carnivory induction, also under ex vitro conditions. Having established the cultivation of T. peltatum and the induction of carnivory, future gene expression profiles from phosphorus starvation-induced leaves will provide important insight to the molecular mechanism of carnivory on demand.
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- Traud Winkelmann
- Institute of Horticultural Production Systems, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Soil Science, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Plant-Physiology and Biophysics - Botany I, University of Würzburg, Biocentre, Julius-von-Sachs-Institute for Biosciences, Julius-von-Sachs-Platz 2, 97082, Würzburg, Germany
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Li Q, Philp J, Denton MD, Huang Y, Wei J, Sun H, Li Y, Zhao Q. Stoichiometric homeostasis of N:P ratio drives species-specific symbiotic N fixation inhibition under N addition. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1076894. [PMID: 38487209 PMCID: PMC10938344 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1076894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2024]
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Introduction Symbiotic N fixation inhibition induced by N supply to legumes is potentially regulated by the relative N and P availability in soil. However, the specific responses of different legume species to changes in N:P availability remain unclear, and must be better understood to optimize symbiotic N fixation inputs under N enrichment. This study investigated mechanisms by which soil N and P supply influence the symbiotic N fixation of eight legume species, to quantify the inter-specific differences, and to demonstrate how these differences can be determined by the stoichiometric homeostasis in N:P ratios (HN:P). Methods Eight herbaceous legume species were grown separately in outdoor pots and treated with either no fertilizer (control), N fertilizer (14 g N m-2), P fertilizer (3.5 g P m-2) or both N and P fertilizer. Plant nutrients, stoichiometric characteristics, root biomass, non-structural carbohydrates (NSC), rhizosphere chemistry, P mobilization, root nodulation and symbiotic N fixation were measured. Results N addition enhanced rhizosphere P mobilization but drove a loss of root biomass and root NSC via exudation of P mobilization compound (organic acid), especially so in treatments without P addition. N addition also induced a 2-14% or 14-36% decline in symbiotic N fixation per plant biomass by legumes in treatments with or without P addition, as a result of decreasing root biomass and root NSC. The changes in symbiotic N fixation were positively correlated with stoichiometric homeostasis of N:P ratios in intact plants without root nodules, regardless of P additions. Discussion This study indicates that N addition can induce relative P limitations for growth, which can stimulate rhizosphere P mobilization at the expense of root biomass and carbohydrate concentrations, reducing symbiotic N fixation in legumes. Legume species that had less changes in plant N:P ratio, such as Lespedeza daurica and Medicago varia maintained symbiotic N fixation to a greater extent under N addition.
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- Qiang Li
- Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China
- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Grassland Farming, Science and Technology Department of Jilin Province, Changchun, China
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, SA, Australia
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, SA, Australia
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- Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China
- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Grassland Farming, Science and Technology Department of Jilin Province, Changchun, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Changchun Normal University, Changchun, China
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- Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China
- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Grassland Farming, Science and Technology Department of Jilin Province, Changchun, China
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- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Grassland Farming, Science and Technology Department of Jilin Province, Changchun, China
- College of Forestry and Grassland Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Changchun Normal University, Changchun, China
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Prathap V, Kumar S, Tyagi A. Comparative proteome analysis of phosphorus-responsive genotypes reveals the proteins differentially expressed under phosphorous starvation stress in rice. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 234:123760. [PMID: 36812961 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.123760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Revised: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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Phosphorus (P)-deficiency is one of the major nutrient constraints for global rice production. P-deficiency tolerance in rice involves complex regulatory mechanisms. To gain insights into the proteins involved in phosphorus acquisition and use efficiency in rice, proteome analysis of a high-yielding rice cultivar Pusa-44 and its near-isogenic line (NIL)-23 harboring a major phosphorous uptake (Pup1) QTL, grown under control and P-starvation stress, was performed. Comparative proteome profiling of shoot and root tissues from the plants grown hydroponically with P (16 ppm, +P) or without P (0 ppm, -P) resulted in the identification of 681 and 567 differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) in shoot of Pusa-44 and NIL-23, respectively. Similarly, 66 and 93 DEPs were identified in root of Pusa-44 and NIL-23, respectively. These P-starvation responsive DEPs were annotated to be involved in metabolic processes like photosynthesis, starch-, sucrose-, energy-metabolism, transcription factors (mainly ARF, ZFP, HD-ZIP, MYB), and phytohormone signaling. Comparative analysis of the expression patterns observed by proteome analysis with that reported at the transcriptome level indicated the Pup1 QTL-mediated post-transcriptional regulation plays an important role under -P stress. Thus, the present study describes the molecular aspect of the regulatory functions of Pup1 QTL under P-starvation stress in rice, which might help develop an efficient rice cultivar with enhanced P acquisition and assimilation for better performance in P-deficient soil.
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- V Prathap
- Division of Biochemistry, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
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- Division of Biochemistry, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India.
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- Division of Biochemistry, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India.
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Roller S, Weiß TM, Li D, Liu W, Schipprack W, Melchinger AE, Hahn V, Leiser WL, Würschum T. Can we abandon phosphorus starter fertilizer in maize? Results from a diverse panel of elite and doubled haploid landrace lines of maize ( Zea mays L.). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:1005931. [PMID: 36589134 PMCID: PMC9800985 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1005931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The importance of phosphorus (P) in agriculture contrasts with the negative environmental impact and the limited resources worldwide. Reducing P fertilizer application by utilizing more efficient genotypes is a promising way to address these issues. To approach this, a large panel of maize (Zea mays L.) comprising each 100 Flint and Dent elite lines and 199 doubled haploid lines from six landraces was assessed in multi-environment field trials with and without the application of P starter fertilizer. The treatment comparison showed that omitting the starter fertilizer can significantly affect traits in early plant development but had no effect on grain yield. Young maize plants provided with additional P showed an increased biomass, faster growth and superior vigor, which, however, was only the case under environmental conditions considered stressful for maize cultivation. Importantly, though the genotype-by-treatment interaction variance was comparably small, there is genotypic variation for this response that can be utilized in breeding. The comparison of elite and doubled haploid landrace lines revealed a superior agronomic performance of elite material but also potentially valuable variation for early traits in the landrace doubled haploid lines. In conclusion, our results illustrate that breeding for P efficient maize cultivars is possible towards a reduction of P fertilizer in a more sustainable agriculture.
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- Sandra Roller
- Institute of Plant Breeding, Seed Science and Population Genetics, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Breeding, Seed Science and Population Genetics, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
- State Plant Breeding Institute, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis and Utilization, The Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Beijing Municipality, National Maize Improvement Center, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis and Utilization, The Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Beijing Municipality, National Maize Improvement Center, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Plant Breeding, Seed Science and Population Genetics, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Breeding, Seed Science and Population Genetics, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- State Plant Breeding Institute, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- State Plant Breeding Institute, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Breeding, Seed Science and Population Genetics, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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Han B, Wang C, Wu T, Yan J, Jiang A, Liu Y, Luo Y, Cai H, Ding G, Dong X, White PJ, Xu F, Wang S, Shi L. Identification of vacuolar phosphate influx transporters in Brassica napus. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2022; 45:3338-3353. [PMID: 35986580 DOI: 10.1111/pce.14423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Revised: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Recent progress has shown that vacuolar Pi transporters (VPTs) are important for cellular Pi homoeostasis in Arabidopsis thaliana and Oryza sativa under fluctuating external Pi supply, but the identity and involvement of VPTs in cellular Pi homoeostasis in Brassica napus is poorly understood. Here, we identified two vacuolar Pi influx transporters B. napus, BnA09PHT5;1b and BnCnPHT5;1b, and uncovered their necessity for cellular Pi homoeostasis through functional analysis. Both Brassica proteins are homologs of Arabidopsis AtPHT5;1 with a similar sequence, structure, tonoplast localization, and VPT activity. Brassica pht5;1b double mutants had smaller shoots and larger shoot cellular Pi concentrations than wild-type B. napus, which contrasts with a previous study of the Arabidopsis pht5;1 mutant, suggesting that PHT5;1-VPTs play different roles in cellular Pi homoeostasis in seedlings of B. napus and A. thaliana. Disruption of BnPHT5;1b genes also caused Pi toxicity in floral organs, reduced seed yield and impacted seed traits, consistent with the proposed role of AtPHT5;1 in floral Pi homoeostasis in Arabidopsis. Taken together, our studies identified two vacuolar Pi influx transporters in B. napus and revealed the distinct and conserved roles of BnPHT5;1bs in cellular Pi homoeostasis in this plant species.
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- Bei Han
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance at Wuhan, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, UK
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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Walczyk AM, Hersch-Green EI. Do water and soil nutrient scarcities differentially impact the performance of diploid and tetraploid Solidago gigantea (Giant Goldenrod, Asteraceae)? PLANT BIOLOGY (STUTTGART, GERMANY) 2022; 24:1031-1042. [PMID: 35727918 DOI: 10.1111/plb.13448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Plants require water and nutrients for survival, although the effects of their availabilities on plant fitness differ amongst species. Genome size variation, within and across species, is suspected to influence plant water and nutrient requirements, but little is known about how variations in these resources concurrently affect plant fitness based on genome size. We examined how genome size variation between autopolyploid cytotypes influences plant morphological and physiological traits, and whether cytotype-specific trait responses differ based on water and/or nutrient availability. Diploid and autotetraploid Solidago gigantea (Giant Goldenrod) were grown in a greenhouse under four soil water:N+P treatments (L:L, L:H, H:L, H:H), and stomata characteristics (size, density), growth (above- and belowground biomass, R/S), and physiological (Anet , E, WUE) responses were measured. Resource availabilities and cytotype identity influenced some plant responses but their effects were independent of each other. Plants grown in high-water and nutrient treatments were larger, plants grown in low-water or high-nutrient treatments had higher WUE but lower E, and Anet and E rates decreased as plants aged. Autotetraploids also had larger and fewer stomata, higher biomass and larger Anet than diploids. Nutrient and water availability could influence intra- and interspecific competitive outcomes. Although S. gigantea cytotypes were not differentially affected by resource treatments, genome size may influence cytogeographic range patterning and population establishment likelihood. For instance, the larger size of autotetraploid S. gigantea might render them more competitive for resources and niche space than diploids.
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- A M Walczyk
- Department of Biological Sciences, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA
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Silva FMDO, Bulgarelli RG, Mubeen U, Caldana C, Andrade SAL, Mazzafera P. Low phosphorus induces differential metabolic responses in eucalyptus species improving nutrient use efficiency. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:989827. [PMID: 36186027 PMCID: PMC9520260 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.989827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Phosphorus (P) is a vital nutrient for plant growth. P availability is generally low in soils, and plant responses to low P availability need to be better understood. In a previous study, we studied the growth and physiological responses of 24 species to low P availability in the soil and verified of eucalypts, five (Eucalyptus acmenoides, E. grandis, E. globulus, E. tereticornis, and Corymbia maculata) contrasted regarding their efficiency and responsiveness to soil P availability. Here, we obtained the metabolomic and lipidomic profile of leaves, stems, and roots from these species growing under low (4.5 mg dm-3) and sufficient (10.8 mg dm-3) P in the soil. Disregarding the level of P in the soils, P allocation was always higher in the stems. However, when grown in the P-sufficient soil, the stems steadily were the largest compartment of the total plant P. Under low P, the relative contents of primary metabolites, such as amino acids, TCA cycle intermediates, organic acids and carbohydrates, changed differently depending on the species. Additionally, phosphorylated metabolites showed enhanced turnover or reductions. While photosynthetic efficiencies were not related to higher biomass production, A/Ci curves showed that reduced P availability increased the eucalypt species' Vcmax, Jmax and photosynthetic P-use efficiency. Plants of E. acmenoides increased galactolipids and sulfolipids in leaves more than other eucalypt species, suggesting that lipid remodelling can be a strategy to cope with the P shortage in this species. Our findings offer insights to understand genotypic efficiency among eucalypt species to accommodate primary metabolism under low soil P availability and eventually be used as biochemical markers for breeding programs.
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- Department of Molecular Physiology, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Physiology, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Plant Biology, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Plant Biology, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
- Department of Crop Production, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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The Influence of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus Rhizophagus irregularis on the Growth and Quality of Processing Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) Seedlings. SUSTAINABILITY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/su14159001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) is one of the most valuable horticultural crops, not only for its economic importance but also for its high nutritional value and sensory qualities. The arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) fungus Rhizophagus irregularis can improve plant nutrient uptake and decrease seedling transplanting shock. Although R. irregularis is one of the most extensively studied AMF species, there is a paucity of data on the effects of this species on processing tomato seedlings produced in an aerated hydroponic float system. A greenhouse experiment with four treatments and three replications was established in a completely randomized design. The treatments contained the addition of 0, 40, 80, and 120 fungal spores per L of nutrient solution (control, AMF1, AMF2, and AMF3, respectively). Root colonization analysis proved that the maximum dose of applied AMF (AMF3) supported colonization to a large extent, succeeding 36.74%. In addition, the highest values of total dry weight (1.386 g), survival rate (94.79%), N content (3.376 mg per 100 g DW) and P content (0.497 mg per 100 g DW) were also observed under AMF3 treatment. In conclusion, the application of high doses of the AM fungus R. irregularis in nutrient solutions of float system leads to a substantial improvement in the quality and growth of processing tomato seedlings.
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Han Y, Hong W, Xiong C, Lambers H, Sun Y, Xu Z, Schulze WX, Cheng L. Combining analyses of metabolite profiles and phosphorus fractions to explore high phosphorus utilization efficiency in maize. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2022; 73:4184-4203. [PMID: 35303743 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erac117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Phosphorus (P) limitation is a significant factor restricting crop production in agricultural systems, and enhancing the internal P utilization efficiency (PUE) of crops plays an important role in ensuring sustainable P use in agriculture. To better understand how P is remobilized to affect crop growth, we first screened P-efficient (B73 and GEMS50) and P-inefficient (Liao5114) maize genotypes at the same shoot P content, and then analyzed P pools and performed non-targeted metabolomic analyses to explore changes in cellular P fractions and metabolites in maize genotypes with contrasting PUE. We show that lipid P and nucleic acid P concentrations were significantly lower in lower leaves of P-efficient genotypes, and these P pools were remobilized to a major extent in P-efficient genotypes. Broad metabolic alterations were evident in leaves of P-efficient maize genotypes, particularly affecting products of phospholipid turnover and phosphorylated compounds, and the shikimate biosynthesis pathway. Taken together, our results suggest that P-efficient genotypes have a high capacity to remobilize lipid P and nucleic acid P and promote the shikimate pathway towards efficient P utilization in maize.
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- Yang Han
- Department of Plant Nutrient, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Academy of National Agriculture Green Development, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- Department of Plant Nutrient, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Academy of National Agriculture Green Development, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- Department of Plant Nutrient, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Academy of National Agriculture Green Development, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- Department of Plant Nutrient, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Academy of National Agriculture Green Development, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
- School of Biological Sciences and UWA Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
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- Department of Plant Nutrient, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Academy of National Agriculture Green Development, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- Department of Plant Nutrient, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Academy of National Agriculture Green Development, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, University of Hohenheim, D-70593 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Plant Nutrient, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Academy of National Agriculture Green Development, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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The Dynamics of Phosphorus Uptake and Remobilization during the Grain Development Period in Durum Wheat Plants. PLANTS 2022; 11:plants11081006. [PMID: 35448734 PMCID: PMC9029974 DOI: 10.3390/plants11081006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Revised: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Post-anthesis phosphorus (P) uptake and the remobilization of the previously acquired P are the principal sources of grain P nutrition in wheat. However, how the acquired P reaches the grains and its partitioning at the whole plant level remain poorly understood. Here, the temporal dynamics of the newly acquired P in durum wheat organs and its allocation to grain were examined using pulse-chase 32P-labeling experiments at 5 and 14 days after anthesis. Durum wheat plants were grown hydroponically under high and low P supplies. Each labeling experiment lasted for 24 h. Plants were harvested 24, 48, and 96 h after labeling. Low and high P treatments significantly affected the allocation of the newly acquired P at the whole plant level. Three days (96 h) after the first 32P-labeling, 8% and 4% of the newly acquired P from exogenous solution were allocated to grains, 73% and 55% to the remainder aboveground organs, and 19% and 41% to the roots at low and high P supplies, respectively. Three days after the second labeling, the corresponding values were 48% and 20% in grains, 44% and 53% in the remainder aboveground organs, and 8% and 27% in roots at low and high P supplies, respectively. These results reveal that the dynamics of P allocation to grain was faster in plants grown under low P supply than under high supply. However, the obtained results also indicate that the origin of P accumulated in durum wheat grains was mainly from P remobilization with little contribution from post-anthesis P uptake. The present study emphasizes the role of vegetative organs as temporary storage of P taken up during the grain filling period before its final allocation to grains.
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Moeneclaey I, Schelfhout S, Vanhellemont M, DeCock E, Van Coillie F, Verheyen K, Baeten L. Species ecological strategy and soil phosphorus supply interactively affect plant biomass and phosphorus concentration. Basic Appl Ecol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2022.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Nadeem M, Wu J, Ghaffari H, Kedir AJ, Saleem S, Mollier A, Singh J, Cheema M. Understanding the Adaptive Mechanisms of Plants to Enhance Phosphorus Use Efficiency on Podzolic Soils in Boreal Agroecosystems. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:804058. [PMID: 35371179 PMCID: PMC8965363 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.804058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Being a macronutrient, phosphorus (P) is the backbone to complete the growth cycle of plants. However, because of low mobility and high fixation, P becomes the least available nutrient in podzolic soils; hence, enhancing phosphorus use efficiency (PUE) can play an important role in different cropping systems/crop production practices to meet ever-increasing demands in food, fiber, and fuel. Additionally, the rapidly decreasing mineral phosphate rocks/stocks forced to explore alternative resources and methods to enhance PUE either through improved seed P reserves and their remobilization, P acquisition efficiency (PAE), or plant's internal P utilization efficiency (IPUE) or both for sustainable P management strategies. The objective of this review article is to explore and document important domains to enhance PUE in crop plants grown on Podzol in a boreal agroecosystem. We have discussed P availabilities in podzolic soils, root architecture and morphology, root exudates, phosphate transporters and their role in P uptake, different contributors to enhance PAE and IPUE, and strategies to improve plant PUE in crops grown on podzolic soils deficient in P and acidic in nature.
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- Muhammad Nadeem
- School of Science and the Environment, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Corner Brook, NL, Canada
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- School of Science and the Environment, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Corner Brook, NL, Canada
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- School of Science and the Environment, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Corner Brook, NL, Canada
- Environmental Science Program, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Department of Agriculture Extension, Government of Punjab, Khanewal, Pakistan
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- INRAE, UMR 1391 ISPA, Bordeaux Science Agro, Villenave d'Ornon, France
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- Department of Plant Science, McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, Canada
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- School of Science and the Environment, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Corner Brook, NL, Canada
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Han Y, White PJ, Cheng L. Mechanisms for improving phosphorus utilization efficiency in plants. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2022; 129:247-258. [PMID: 34864840 PMCID: PMC8835619 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcab145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Limitation of plant productivity by phosphorus (P) supply is widespread and will probably increase in the future. Relatively large amounts of P fertilizer are applied to sustain crop growth and development and to achieve high yields. However, with increasing P application, plant P efficiency generally declines, which results in greater losses of P to the environment with detrimental consequences for ecosystems. SCOPE A strategy for reducing P input and environmental losses while maintaining or increasing plant performance is the development of crops that take up P effectively from the soil (P acquisition efficiency) or promote productivity per unit of P taken up (P utilization efficiency). In this review, we describe current research on P metabolism and transport and its relevance for improving P utilization efficiency. CONCLUSIONS Enhanced P utilization efficiency can be achieved by optimal partitioning of cellular P and distributing P effectively between tissues, allowing maximum growth and biomass of harvestable plant parts. Knowledge of the mechanisms involved could help design and breed crops with greater P utilization efficiency.
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- Yang Han
- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences; National Academy of Agriculture Green Development; Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- Department of Ecological Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences; National Academy of Agriculture Green Development; Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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Panagos P, Muntwyler A, Liakos L, Borrelli P, Biavetti I, Bogonos M, Lugato E. Phosphorus plant removal from European agricultural land. J Verbrauch Lebensm 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s00003-022-01363-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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AbstractPhosphorus (P) is an important nutrient for all plant growth and it has become a critical and often imbalanced element in modern agriculture. A proper crop fertilization is crucial for production, farmer profits, and also for ensuring sustainable agriculture. The European Commission has published the Farm to Fork (F2F) Strategy in May 2020, in which the reduction of the use of fertilizers by at least 20% is among one of the main objectives. Therefore, it is important to look for the optimal use of P in order to reduce its pollution effects but also ensure future agricultural production and food security. It is essential to estimate the P budget with the best available data at the highest possible spatial resolution. In this study, we focused on estimating the P removal from soils by crop harvest and removal of crop residues. Specifically, we attempted to estimate the P removal by taking into account the production area and productivity rates of 37 crops for 220 regions in the European Union (EU) and the UK. To estimate the P removal by crops, we included the P concentrations in plant tissues (%), the crop humidity rates, the crop residues production, and the removal rates of the crop residues. The total P removal was about 2.55 million tonnes (Mt) (± 0.23 Mt), with crop harvesting having the larger contribution (ca. 94%) compared to the crop residues removal. A Monte-Carlo analysis estimated a ± 9% uncertainty. In addition, we performed a projection of P removal from agricultural fields in 2030. By providing this picture, we aim to improve the current P balances in the EU and explore the feasibility of F2F objectives.
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Wang Z, Kuo HF, Chiou TJ. Intracellular phosphate sensing and regulation of phosphate transport systems in plants. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 187:2043-2055. [PMID: 35235674 PMCID: PMC8644344 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiab343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Recent research on the regulation of cellular phosphate (Pi) homeostasis in eukaryotes has collectively made substantial advances in elucidating inositol pyrophosphates (PP-InsP) as Pi signaling molecules that are perceived by the SPX (Syg1, Pho81, and Xpr1) domains residing in multiple proteins involved in Pi transport and signaling. The PP-InsP-SPX signaling module is evolutionarily conserved across eukaryotes and has been elaborately adopted in plant Pi transport and signaling systems. In this review, we have integrated these advances with prior established knowledge of Pi and PP-InsP metabolism, intracellular Pi sensing, and transcriptional responses according to the dynamics of cellular Pi status in plants. Anticipated challenges and pending questions as well as prospects are also discussed.
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- Zhengrui Wang
- Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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Bargaz A, Elhaissoufi W, Khourchi S, Benmrid B, Borden KA, Rchiad Z. Benefits of phosphate solubilizing bacteria on belowground crop performance for improved crop acquisition of phosphorus. Microbiol Res 2021; 252:126842. [PMID: 34438221 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2021.126842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Revised: 07/31/2021] [Accepted: 08/04/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Although research on plant growth promoting bacteria began in the 1950s, basic and applied research on bacteria improving use of phosphorus (P) continues to be a priority among many agricultural research institutions. Ultimately, identifying agriculturally beneficial microbes, notably P solubilizing bacteria (PSB), that enhance the efficient use of P supports more sustainable cropping systems and the judicious use of mineral nutrients. In parallel, there is more attention on improving crop root P acquisition of existing soil P pools as well as by increasing the proportion of fertilizer P that is taken up by crops. Today, new lines of research are emerging to investigate the co-optimization of PSB-fertilizer-crop root processes for improved P efficiency and agricultural performance. In this review, we compile and summarize available findings on the beneficial effects of PSB on crop production with a focus on crop P acquisition via root system responses at the structural, functional and transcriptional levels. We discuss the current state of knowledge on the mechanisms of PSB-mediated P availability, both soil- and root-associated, as well as crop uptake via P solubilization, mineralization and mobilization, mainly through the production of organic acids and P-hydrolyzing enzymes, and effects on phytohormone signaling for crop root developement. The systematic changes caused by PSB on crop roots are discussed and contextualized within promising functional trait-based frameworks. We also detail agronomic profitability of P (mineral and organic) and PSB co-application, in amended soils and inoculated crops, establishing the connection between the influence of PSB on agroecosystem production and the impact of P fertilization on microbial diversity and crop functional traits for P acquisition.
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- Adnane Bargaz
- Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Agrobiosciences Program, Plant & Soil Microbiome Subprogram, Bengurir, 43150, Morocco.
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- Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Agrobiosciences Program, Plant & Soil Microbiome Subprogram, Bengurir, 43150, Morocco; Cadi Ayyad University, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Biology Dep., Marrakech, Morocco
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- Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Agrobiosciences Program, Plant & Soil Microbiome Subprogram, Bengurir, 43150, Morocco; University of Liège, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Liège, Belgium
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- Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Agrobiosciences Program, Plant & Soil Microbiome Subprogram, Bengurir, 43150, Morocco
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- University of British Columbia, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, Vancouver, V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Agrobiosciences Program, Plant & Soil Microbiome Subprogram, Bengurir, 43150, Morocco
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Stępień P, Gediga K, Spiak Z. Phosphorus-Induced Adaptation Mechanisms of Rye Grown on Post-Flotation Copper Tailings. BIOLOGY 2021; 10:biology10080818. [PMID: 34440050 PMCID: PMC8389543 DOI: 10.3390/biology10080818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Revised: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Simple Summary The mining activities for the production of copper, lead, zinc, and others are inevitably associated with the generation of an enormous volume of waste materials, i.e., tailings. The global area covered with tailings is on the order of hundreds of millions of hectares, with this being predicted to rise significantly in the coming decades. Importantly, the physicochemical properties of tailings, such as high content of heavy metals and high pH, pose a serious threat to the surrounding ecological environment. This, combined with low available nutrients, makes revegetation of degraded lands very difficult, with the number of field trials demonstrating successful revitalisation remaining very low. In this study, we investigate in rye, as a model plant, a wide array of physiological processes and their significance in determining survival on the copper tailings. We demonstrate that limitations in plant growth on such wastes is not simply related to high copper content. Rather, we present data that the low availability of phosphorus and activity of the mechanisms involved in phosphorus extraction from the rhizosphere are important determinants of the plant growth and survival rate. With these results, we make a direct and significant contribution towards meeting future demands for effective revitalisation techniques of degraded lands. Abstract Although a considerable effort has been made over the last decades to develop cost-effective phytotechnologies as an alternative to conventional techniques for the management of contaminated lands, successful revegetation of the tailings still represents a major challenge. Here, we evaluate the potential of rye (Secale cereale L.) for growth and survival on the tailings after copper (Cu) ore processing. Four rye varieties were cultivated in a pot experiment on the post-flotation sediment with increasing phosphorus (P) doses (22, 44, 66, 88, and 110 mg·kg−1). The resistance of the studied rye genotypes to stress was assessed by observing the growth and development of plants, determining the dry mass accumulation, the Cu and P uptake and content, and a number of physiological parameters related mainly to P mobilisation. Exposure of tested rye varieties to high Cu concentrations in the tailings did not result in any significant plant mortality, with the intracellular Cu concentrations being below the critical toxic level. In contrast, the low availability of P due to alkaline properties of the tailings and the mechanisms involved in the mobilisation of sparingly soluble forms of this element (i.e., H+-ATPase-driven proton efflux in roots and organic acid exudation), were identified as main factor determining the level of tolerance. The efficiency of the photosynthetic activity was a key determinant for the P-mobilising capacity of rye. We further showed that rye varieties with more primitive genetic background might be potentially more suitable for growth on the post-flotation copper tailings. The results provide important and novel knowledge that will certainly support future works in developing strategies for successful revitalisation of degraded lands.
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Santos EF, Pongrac P, Reis AR, Rabêlo FHS, Azevedo RA, White PJ, Lavres J. Unravelling homeostasis effects of phosphorus and zinc nutrition by leaf photochemistry and metabolic adjustment in cotton plants. Sci Rep 2021; 11:13746. [PMID: 34215834 PMCID: PMC8253838 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-93396-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Phosphorus (P) and zinc (Zn) uptake and its physiological use in plants are interconnected and are tightly controlled. However, there is still conflicting information about the interactions of these two nutrients, thus a better understanding of nutritional homeostasis is needed. The objective of this work was to evaluate responses of photosynthesis parameters, P-Zn nutritional homeostasis and antioxidant metabolism to variation in the P × Zn supply of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Plants were grown in pots and watered with nutrient solution containing combinations of P and Zn supply. An excess of either P or Zn limited plant growth, reduced photosynthesis-related parameters, and antioxidant scavenging enzymes. Phosphorus uptake favoured photochemical dissipation of energy decreasing oxidative stress, notably on Zn-well-nourished plants. On the other hand, excessive P uptake reduces Zn-shoot concentration and decreasing carbonic anhydrase activity. Adequate Zn supply facilitated adaptation responses to P deficiency, upregulating acid phosphatase activity, whereas Zn and P excess were alleviated by increasing P and Zn supply, respectively. Collectively, the results showed that inter ionic effects of P and Zn uptake affected light use and CO2 assimilation rate on photosynthesis, activation of antioxidant metabolism, acid phosphatase and carbonic anhydrase activities, and plant growth-related responses to different extents.
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- Elcio Ferreira Santos
- Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, 13416-000, Brazil
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- Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Jamnikarjeva 111, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- College of Agriculture Luiz de Queiroz, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, 13418-900, Brazil
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- Ecological Science Group, The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA, UK
- Distinguished Scientist Fellowship Program, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
- College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, 13416-000, Brazil.
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Niche-adaptation in plant-associated Bacteroidetes favours specialisation in organic phosphorus mineralisation. THE ISME JOURNAL 2021; 15:1040-1055. [PMID: 33257812 PMCID: PMC8115612 DOI: 10.1038/s41396-020-00829-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 10/30/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Bacteroidetes are abundant pathogen-suppressing members of the plant microbiome that contribute prominently to rhizosphere phosphorus mobilisation, a frequent growth-limiting nutrient in this niche. However, the genetic traits underpinning their success in this niche remain largely unknown, particularly regarding their phosphorus acquisition strategies. By combining cultivation, multi-layered omics and biochemical analyses we first discovered that all plant-associated Bacteroidetes express constitutive phosphatase activity, linked to the ubiquitous possession of a unique phosphatase, PafA. For the first time, we also reveal a subset of Bacteroidetes outer membrane SusCD-like complexes, typically associated with carbon acquisition, and several TonB-dependent transporters, are induced during Pi-depletion. Furthermore, in response to phosphate depletion, the plant-associated Flavobacterium used in this study expressed many previously characterised and novel proteins targeting organic phosphorus. Collectively, these enzymes exhibited superior phosphatase activity compared to plant-associated Pseudomonas spp. Importantly, several of the novel low-Pi-inducible phosphatases and transporters, belong to the Bacteroidetes auxiliary genome and are an adaptive genomic signature of plant-associated strains. In conclusion, niche adaptation to the plant microbiome thus appears to have resulted in the acquisition of unique phosphorus scavenging loci in Bacteroidetes, enhancing their phosphorus acquisition capabilities. These traits may enable their success in the rhizosphere and also present exciting avenues to develop sustainable agriculture.
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Hirte J, Richner W, Orth B, Liebisch F, Flisch R. Yield response to soil test phosphorus in Switzerland: Pedoclimatic drivers of critical concentrations for optimal crop yields using multilevel modelling. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 755:143453. [PMID: 33199000 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Revised: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Phosphorus (P) management in agroecosystems is driven by opposing requirements in agronomy, ecology, and environmental protection. The widely used maintenance P fertilization strategy relies on critical concentrations of soil test P (STP), which should cause the lowest possible impact on the environment while still ensuring optimal yield. While both soil P availability and crop yields are fundamentally related to pedoclimatic conditions, little is known about the extent to which soil and climate variables control critical STP. The official P fertilization guidelines for arable crops in Switzerland are based on empirically derived critical concentrations for two soil test methods (H2O-CO2 and AAE10). To validate those values and evaluate their relation to pedoclimatic conditions, we established nonlinear multivariate multilevel yield response models fitted to long-term data from six sites. The Mitscherlich function proved most suitable out of three functions and model fit was significantly enhanced by taking the multilevel data structure into account. Yield response to STP was strongest for potato, intermediate for barley, and lowest for wheat and maize. Mean critical STP at 95% maximum yield ranged among crops from 0.15-0.58 mg kg-1 (H2O-CO2) and 0-36 mg kg-1 (AAE10). However, pedoclimatic conditions such as annual temperature or soil clay content had a large impact on critical STP, entailing changes of up to 0.9 mg kg-1 (H2O-CO2) and 80 mg kg-1 (AAE10). Critical STP for the AAE10 method was also affected by soil pH. Our findings suggest that the current Swiss fertilization guidelines overestimate actual crop P demand on average and that site conditions account for large parts of the variation in critical STP. We propose that site-specific fertilization recommendations could be improved on the basis of agro-climate classes in addition to soil information, which can help to counteract the accumulation of unutilized soil P by long-term P application.
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- Juliane Hirte
- Agroscope, Agroecology and Environment, Water Protection and Substance Flows, 8046 Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Agroscope, Agroecology and Environment, Water Protection and Substance Flows, 8046 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Agroscope, Agroecology and Environment, Water Protection and Substance Flows, 8046 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Agroscope, Agroecology and Environment, Water Protection and Substance Flows, 8046 Zurich, Switzerland; ETH Zurich, Department of Environmental Systems Sciences, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Crop Science Group, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Agroscope, Agroecology and Environment, Water Protection and Substance Flows, 8046 Zurich, Switzerland
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El Mazlouzi M, Morel C, Chesseron C, Robert T, Mollier A. Contribution of External and Internal Phosphorus Sources to Grain P Loading in Durum Wheat ( Triticum durum L.) Grown Under Contrasting P Levels. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:870. [PMID: 32625228 PMCID: PMC7314961 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2020] [Accepted: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Phosphorus (P) in durum wheat grains after anthesis originates from either the external P source or the internal remobilization of P from different plant organs. The supply of P and its use by the plant are important factors that can affect the contribution of each source to grain P nutrition. Thus, this experiment aimed to quantify the origin of P in grains of durum wheat plants with different P nutritional status. Wheat plants were grown from juvenile stages to maturity in complete nutrient solutions with either high (0.125 mM) or low (0.025 mM) P concentrations in greenhouse conditions. Phosphorus in nutrient solutions was spiked by introducing 32P after anthesis to quantify the external P uptake and its partitioning within plant organs (spikelets, leaves, stems, roots, and post-anthesis tillers) and grains. Phosphorus use efficiency in durum wheat plants was also determined. The low and high P supply resulted in two highly different plant nutritional P status. Plants with low P status remobilized most of their stored P in all organs and allocated more than 72% of post-anthesis P uptake to grain P nutrition, whereas in the high P plants this was only 56%. Enhanced remobilization of P and the efficient allocation of newly acquired P to grains were crucial for durum wheat grain P nutrition grown under low P supply. The remobilization of P represented 81% of grain P in low P plants while it represented 65% for high P plants. Organs that contributed the most to P remobilization in low P plants were spikelets (43%) and leaves (35%). The post-anthesis tiller development was reduced in low P plants suggesting a preferential allocation of P to grains under this treatment. We concluded that P loading into grains in durum wheat is mainly derived from the remobilization of internal P sources stored before anthesis, even at high external P supply during grain filling.
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- Mohamed El Mazlouzi
- ISPA, Bordeaux Sciences Agro, INRAE, F-33140, Villenave d’Ornon, France
- Univ. Bordeaux, UMR 1391 ISPA, F-33000, Bordeaux, France
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- ISPA, Bordeaux Sciences Agro, INRAE, F-33140, Villenave d’Ornon, France
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- ISPA, Bordeaux Sciences Agro, INRAE, F-33140, Villenave d’Ornon, France
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- ISPA, Bordeaux Sciences Agro, INRAE, F-33140, Villenave d’Ornon, France
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- ISPA, Bordeaux Sciences Agro, INRAE, F-33140, Villenave d’Ornon, France
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Pereira NCM, Galindo FS, Gazola RPD, Dupas E, Rosa PAL, Mortinho ES, Filho MCMT. Corn Yield and Phosphorus Use Efficiency Response to Phosphorus Rates Associated With Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria. FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 2020. [DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2020.00040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Sun Y, Goll DS, Ciais P, Peng S, Margalef O, Asensio D, Sardans J, Peñuelas J. Spatial Pattern and Environmental Drivers of Acid Phosphatase Activity in Europe. Front Big Data 2020; 2:51. [PMID: 33693374 PMCID: PMC7931918 DOI: 10.3389/fdata.2019.00051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Accepted: 12/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Acid phosphatase produced by plants and microbes plays a fundamental role in the recycling of soil phosphorus (P). A quantification of the spatial variation in potential acid phosphatase activity (AP) on large spatial scales and its drivers can help to reduce the uncertainty in our understanding of bio-availability of soil P. We applied two machine-learning methods (Random forests and back-propagation artificial networks) to simulate the spatial patterns of AP across Europe by scaling up 126 site observations of potential AP activity from field samples measured in the laboratory, using 12 environmental drivers as predictors. The back-propagation artificial network (BPN) method explained 58% of AP variability, more than the regression tree model (49%). In addition, BPN was able to identify the gradients in AP along three transects in Europe. Partial correlation analysis revealed that soil nutrients (total nitrogen, total P, and labile organic P) and climatic controls (annual precipitation, mean annual temperature, and temperature amplitude) were the dominant factors influencing AP variations in space. Higher AP occurred in regions with higher mean annual temperature, precipitation and higher soil total nitrogen. Soil TP and Po were non-monotonically correlated with modeled AP for Europe, indicating diffident strategies of P utilization by biomes in arid and humid area. This study helps to separate the influences of each factor on AP production and to reduce the uncertainty in estimating soil P availability. The BPN model trained with European data, however, could not produce a robust global map of AP due to the lack of representative measurements of AP for tropical regions. Filling this data gap will help us to understand the physiological basis of P-use strategies in natural soils.
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- Yan Sun
- Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de 1'Environnement, CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de 1'Environnement, CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Gif sur Yvette, France
- Institute of Geography, University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
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- Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de 1'Environnement, CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Sino-French Institute for Earth System Science, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- CSIC, Global Ecology Unit, Centre de Recerca Ecològica i Aplicacions Forestals, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, UAB, Bellaterra, Spain
- Centre de Recerca Ecològica i Aplicacions Forestals, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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- CSIC, Global Ecology Unit, Centre de Recerca Ecològica i Aplicacions Forestals, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, UAB, Bellaterra, Spain
- Centre de Recerca Ecològica i Aplicacions Forestals, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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- CSIC, Global Ecology Unit, Centre de Recerca Ecològica i Aplicacions Forestals, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, UAB, Bellaterra, Spain
- Centre de Recerca Ecològica i Aplicacions Forestals, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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- CSIC, Global Ecology Unit, Centre de Recerca Ecològica i Aplicacions Forestals, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, UAB, Bellaterra, Spain
- Centre de Recerca Ecològica i Aplicacions Forestals, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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Wang X, Feng J, White PJ, Shen J, Cheng L. Heterogeneous phosphate supply influences maize lateral root proliferation by regulating auxin redistribution. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2020; 125:119-130. [PMID: 31560368 PMCID: PMC6948210 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcz154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2019] [Revised: 07/16/2019] [Accepted: 09/20/2019] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Roots take up phosphorus (P) as inorganic phosphate (Pi). Enhanced root proliferation in Pi-rich patches enables plants to capture the unevenly distributed Pi, but the underlying control of root proliferation remains largely unknown. Here, the role of auxin in this response was investigated in maize (Zea mays). METHODS A split-root, hydroponics system was employed to investigate root responses to Pi supply, with one (heterogeneous) or both (homogeneous) sides receiving 0 or 500 μm Pi. KEY RESULTS Maize roots proliferated in Pi-rich media, particularly with heterogeneous Pi supply. The second-order lateral root number was 3-fold greater in roots of plants receiving a heterogeneous Pi supply than in roots of plants with a homogeneous Pi supply. Root proliferation in a heterogeneous Pi supply was inhibited by the auxin transporter inhibitor 1-N-naphthylphthalamic acid (NPA). The proliferation of lateral roots was accompanied by an enhanced auxin response in the apical meristem and vascular tissues at the root tip, as demonstrated in a DR5::RFP marker line. CONCLUSIONS It is concluded that the response of maize root morphology to a heterogeneous Pi supply is modulated by local signals of Pi availability and systemic signals of plant P nutritional status, and is mediated by auxin redistribution.
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- Xin Wang
- Department of Plant Nutrition, China Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing , P. R. China
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- Department of Plant Nutrition, China Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing , P. R. China
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- Ecological Science Group, The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK
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- Department of Plant Nutrition, China Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing , P. R. China
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- Department of Plant Nutrition, China Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing , P. R. China
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Griebenow S, Zuniga-Feest A, Muñoz G, Cornejo P, Kleinert A, Valentine A. Photosynthetic metabolism during phosphate limitation in a legume from the Mediterranean-type Fynbos ecosystem. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 243:153051. [PMID: 31639535 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2019.153051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2019] [Revised: 09/12/2019] [Accepted: 09/12/2019] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Phosphorus (P) is an essential mineral, required for crucial plant genetic, metabolic and signaling functions. Under P deficiency, normal physiological function can be disrupted, especially photosynthetic metabolism. The majority of photosynthetic studies of P stress has been on model organisms, and very little is known about plants that evolved on P deficient soils. Aspalathus linearis (Burm.f.) R.Dahlgren, a native to the Mediterranean ecosystem of South Africa was used to study the photosynthetic responses during short-term P limitation. A. linearis seedlings were cultured under glasshouse conditions and exposed to short-term P stress. Leaf photosynthetic gas exchange was coupled with metabolic analyses. In spite of the decline in leaf cellular Pi, the photosynthetic rates remained unchanged. These leaves also maintained their levels of light harvesting and reaction center pigments. The efficiency of the light reactions' utilization of ATP and NADPH increased during P-stress. Leaf glucose levels decreased during P-stress, while sucrose concentrations remained unaffected. These results show that during short-term P-stress, A. linearis can maintain its photosynthetic rates by altering the structural and functional components of the light reactions.
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- Stian Griebenow
- Botany and Zoology Department, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
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- Laboratorio de Biología Vegetal, Instituto de Ciencias Ambientales y Evolutivas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Campus Isla Teja s/n, Valdivia, Chile
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- Facultad de Medicina Ciencia, Universidad San Sebastián, General Lagos 1163, Valdivia, Chile
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- Centro de Investigación en Micorrizas y Sustentabilidad Agroambiental (CIMYSA), Universidad de La Frontera, P.O. Box 54-D, Temuco, Chile
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- Botany and Zoology Department, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
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- Botany and Zoology Department, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa.
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Kumar A, Sharma M, Gahlaut V, Nagaraju M, Chaudhary S, Kumar A, Tyagi P, Gajula MP, Singh KP. Genome-wide identification, characterization, and expression profiling of SPX gene family in wheat. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 140:17-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.08.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2019] [Revised: 08/12/2019] [Accepted: 08/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Schneider KD, Thiessen Martens JR, Zvomuya F, Reid DK, Fraser TD, Lynch DH, O'Halloran IP, Wilson HF. Options for Improved Phosphorus Cycling and Use in Agriculture at the Field and Regional Scales. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 2019; 48:1247-1264. [PMID: 31589712 DOI: 10.2134/jeq2019.02.0070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Soil phosphorus (P) cycling in agroecosystems is highly complex, with many chemical, physical, and biological processes affecting the availability of P to plants. Traditionally, P fertilizer recommendations have been made using an insurance-based approach, which has resulted in the accumulation of P in many intensively managed agricultural soils worldwide and contributed to the widespread water quality issue of eutrophication. To mitigate further environmental degradation and because future P fertilizer supplies are threatened due to finite phosphate rock resources and associated geopolitical and quality issues, there is an immediate need to increase P use efficiency (PUE) in agroecosystems. Through cultivar selection and improved cropping system design, contemporary research suggests that sufficient crop yields could be maintained at reduced soil test P (STP) concentrations. In addition, more efficient P cycling at the field scale can be achieved through agroecosystem management that increases soil organic matter and organic P mineralization and optimizes arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) symbioses. This review paper provides a perspective on how agriculture has the potential to utilize plant and microbial traits to improve PUE at the field scale and accordingly, maintain crop yields at lower STP concentrations. It also links with the need to tighten the P cycle at the regional scale, including a discussion of P recovery and recycling technologies, with a particular focus on the use of struvite as a recycled P fertilizer. Guidance on directions for future research is provided.
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Santos EF, Pongrac P, Reis AR, White PJ, Lavres J. Phosphorus-zinc interactions in cotton: consequences for biomass production and nutrient-use efficiency in photosynthesis. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2019; 166:996-1007. [PMID: 30515843 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.12867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2018] [Revised: 10/10/2018] [Accepted: 10/27/2018] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The fragmentary information on phosphorus (P) × zinc (Zn) interactions in plants warrants further study, particularly in plants known for their high P and Zn requirements, such as cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of P × Zn interactions in a modern cultivar of cotton grown hydroponically. Biomass, mineral nutrition and photosynthetic parameters were monitored in plants receiving contrasting combinations of P and Zn supply. Root biomass, length and surface area were similar in plants with low P and/or low Zn supply to those in plants grown with high P and high Zn supply, reflecting an increased root/shoot biomass quotient when plants lack sufficient P or Zn for growth. Increasing P supply and reducing Zn supply increased shoot P concentrations, whilst shoot Zn concentrations were influenced largely by Zn supply. A balanced P × Zn supply (4 mM P × 4 μM Zn) enabled greatest biomass accumulation, while an imbalanced supply of these nutrients led to Zn deficiency, P toxicity or Zn toxicity. Net photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance, transpiration rate and instantaneous carboxylation efficiency increased as P or Zn supply increased. Although increasing P supply reduced the P-use efficiency in photosynthesis (PUEP) and increasing Zn supply reduced the Zn-use efficiency in photosynthesis (ZnUEP), increasing Zn supply at a given P supply increased PUEP and increasing P supply at a given Zn supply increased ZnUEP. These results suggest that agricultural management strategies should seek for balanced mineral nutrition to optimize yields and resource-use efficiencies.
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- Elcio Ferreira Santos
- Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, 13416-000, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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- Jožef Stefan Institute, SI-1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Ecological Science Group, The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, DD2 5DA, UK
- Distinguished Scientist Fellowship Program, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, 13416-000, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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Banding of Fertilizer Improves Phosphorus Acquisition and Yield of Zero Tillage Maize by Concentrating Phosphorus in Surface Soil. SUSTAINABILITY 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/su10093234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Zero tillage increases stratification of immobile nutrients such as P. However, it is unclear whether near-surface stratification of soil P eases or hampers P uptake by maize (Zea mays L.) which needs an optimum P supply at/before six–leaf–stage to achieve potential grain yield. The aim of the three-year study was to determine whether P stratification, under zero tillage, impaired yield of maize and which P placement methods could improve P uptake on an Aeric Albaquept soil subgroup. Phosphorus fertilizer was placed by: (a) broadcasting before final tillage and sowing of seeds; (b) surface banding beside the row; and (c) deep banding beside the row (both the band placements were done at three–four leaf stage) Phosphorus treatments were repeated for 3 years along with three tillage practices viz.: (a) zero tillage (ZT); (b) conventional tillage (12 cm; CT); and (c) deep tillage (25 cm; DT). In the third year, all the tillage practices gave similar yield of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) hybrid maize–5, but the highest grain yield was obtained by surface band P placement. After three years of tillage and P placements, the root mass density (RMD) at 0–6 cm depth increased significantly from 1.40 mg cm−3 in DT under deep band placement to 1.98 mg cm−3 in ZT under surface band placement, but not at the other depths. The combination of ZT practices, with broadcast or surface band placement methods, produced the highest available, and total P, content in soil at 0–6 cm depth after harvesting of maize. Accordingly, a significant increase in P uptake by maize was also found with surface banding of P alone and also in combination with ZT. Organic carbon, and total N, also increased significantly at depths of 0–6 cm after three years in ZT treatments with P placed in bands. By contrast, CT and DT practices, under all placement methods, resulted in an even distribution of P up to 24 cm depth. Phosphorus application, by surface banding at the three–four leaf stage, led to increased P uptake at early growth and silking stages, which resulted in highest yield regardless of tillage type through increased extractable P in the soil. Even though ZT increased P stratification near the soil surface, and it increased plant available water content (PAWC) and RMD in the 0–6 cm depth, as did surface banding, it did not improve maize grain yield. Further research is needed to understanding the contrasting maize grain yield responses to P stratification.
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Cai Z, Cheng Y, Xian P, Ma Q, Wen K, Xia Q, Zhang G, Nian H. Acid phosphatase gene GmHAD1 linked to low phosphorus tolerance in soybean, through fine mapping. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2018; 131:1715-1728. [PMID: 29754326 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-018-3109-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2018] [Accepted: 05/07/2018] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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KEY MESSAGE Map-based cloning identified GmHAD1, a gene which encodes a HAD-like acid phosphatase, associated with soybean tolerance to low phosphorus stress. Phosphorus (P) deficiency in soils is a major limiting factor for crop growth worldwide. Plants may adapt to low phosphorus (LP) conditions via changes to root morphology, including the number, length, orientation, and branching of the principal root classes. To elucidate the genetic mechanisms for LP tolerance in soybean, quantitative trait loci (QTL) related to root morphology responses to LP were identified via hydroponic experiments. In total, we identified 14 major loci associated with these traits in a RIL population. The log-likelihood scores ranged from 2.81 to 7.43, explaining 4.23-13.98% of phenotypic variance. A major locus on chromosome 08, named qP8-2, was co-localized with an important P efficiency QTL (qPE8), containing phosphatase genes GmACP1 and GmACP2. Another major locus on chromosome 10 named qP10-2 explained 4.80-13.98% of the total phenotypic variance in root morphology. The qP10-2 contains GmHAD1, a gene which encodes an acid phosphatase. In the transgenic soybean hairy roots, GmHAD1 overexpression increased P efficiency by 8.4-16.5% relative to the control. Transgenic Arabidopsis plants had higher biomass than wild-type plants across both short- and long-term P reduction. These results suggest that GmHAD1, an acid phosphatase gene, improved the utilization of organic phosphate by soybean and Arabidopsis plants.
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- Zhandong Cai
- The State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
- The Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding of Guangdong Province, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
- The Guangdong Subcenter of the National Center for Soybean Improvement, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, People's Republic of China
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- The State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
- The Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding of Guangdong Province, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
- The Guangdong Subcenter of the National Center for Soybean Improvement, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, People's Republic of China
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- The State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
- The Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding of Guangdong Province, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
- The Guangdong Subcenter of the National Center for Soybean Improvement, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, People's Republic of China
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- The State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
- The Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding of Guangdong Province, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
- The Guangdong Subcenter of the National Center for Soybean Improvement, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, People's Republic of China
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- The State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
- The Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding of Guangdong Province, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
- The Guangdong Subcenter of the National Center for Soybean Improvement, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI)-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518086, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI)-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518086, People's Republic of China
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- The State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
- The Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding of Guangdong Province, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
- The Guangdong Subcenter of the National Center for Soybean Improvement, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, People's Republic of China.
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Dissanayaka DMSB, Plaxton WC, Lambers H, Siebers M, Marambe B, Wasaki J. Molecular mechanisms underpinning phosphorus-use efficiency in rice. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2018; 41:1483-1496. [PMID: 29520969 DOI: 10.1111/pce.13191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2017] [Revised: 02/27/2018] [Accepted: 03/03/2018] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Orthophosphate (H2 PO4- , Pi) is an essential macronutrient integral to energy metabolism as well as a component of membrane lipids, nucleic acids, including ribosomal RNA, and therefore essential for protein synthesis. The Pi concentration in the solution of most soils worldwide is usually far too low for maximum growth of crops, including rice. This has prompted the massive use of inefficient, polluting, and nonrenewable phosphorus (P) fertilizers in agriculture. We urgently need alternative and more sustainable approaches to decrease agriculture's dependence on Pi fertilizers. These include manipulating crops by (a) enhancing the ability of their roots to acquire limiting Pi from the soil (i.e. increased P-acquisition efficiency) and/or (b) increasing the total biomass/yield produced per molecule of Pi acquired from the soil (i.e. increased P-use efficiency). Improved P-use efficiency may be achieved by producing high-yielding plants with lower P concentrations or by improving the remobilization of acquired P within the plant so as to maximize growth and biomass allocation to developing organs. Membrane lipid remodelling coupled with hydrolysis of RNA and smaller P-esters in senescing organs fuels P remobilization in rice, the world's most important cereal crop.
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- D M S B Dissanayaka
- Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, Kagamiyama 1-7-1, Higashi-, Hiroshima, 739-8521, Japan
- Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 20400, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Biology and Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, K7L3N6, Canada
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- School of Biological Sciences and Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley (Perth), Western Australia, 6009, Australia
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10, 50829, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 20400, Sri Lanka
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- Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, Kagamiyama 1-7-1, Higashi-, Hiroshima, 739-8521, Japan
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Chan HY, Sultana R, Yeo SJ, Chia SL, Pang HN, Lo NN. Comparison of outcome measures from different pathways following total knee arthroplasty. Singapore Med J 2018; 59:476-486. [PMID: 29372260 DOI: 10.11622/smedj.2018011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The benefits of extended inpatient rehabilitation following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in local community hospitals (CHs) are unproven. Our study compared functional outcomes between patients discharged home and to CHs following TKA. METHODS A case-control study was conducted of patients undergoing primary unilateral TKA. Consecutive patients (n = 1,065) were retrospectively reviewed using the Knee Society Clinical Rating System (KSCRS), 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) and Oxford Knee Score (OKS) preoperatively, and at the six-month and two-year follow-ups. RESULTS Overall, 967 (90.8%) patients were discharged home and 98 (9.2%) to CHs. CH patients were older (mean age 70.7 vs. 67.2 years; p < 0.0001), female (86.7% vs. 77.5%; p = 0.0388) and less educated (primary education and above: 61.7% vs. 73.8%; p = 0.0081). Median CH length of stay was 23.0 (range 17.0-32.0) days. Significant predictors of discharge destination were older age, female gender, lower education, and poorer ambulatory status and physical health. Preoperatively, CH patients had worse KSCRS Function (49.2 ± 19.5 vs. 54.4 ± 16.8; p = 0.0201), SF-36 Physical Functioning (34.3 ± 22.6 vs. 40.4 ± 22.2; p = 0.0017) and Social Functioning (48.2 ± 35.1 vs. 56.0 ± 35.6; p = 0.0447) scores. CH patients had less improvement for all scores at all follow-ups. Regardless of preoperative confounders, with repeated analysis of variance, discharge destination was significantly associated with KSCRS, SF-36 and OKS scores. CONCLUSION Older, female and less educated patients with poorer preoperative functional scores were more likely to be discharged to CHs after TKA. At the two-year follow-up, patients in CHs had less improvement in functional outcomes than those discharged home.
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- Hiok Yang Chan
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- Centre for Quantitative Medicine, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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Alcock TD, Havlickova L, He Z, Wilson L, Bancroft I, White PJ, Broadley MR, Graham NS. Species-Wide Variation in Shoot Nitrate Concentration, and Genetic Loci Controlling Nitrate, Phosphorus and Potassium Accumulation in Brassica napus L. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:1487. [PMID: 30386356 PMCID: PMC6198146 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2018] [Accepted: 09/25/2018] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Large nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizer inputs are used in many crop systems. Identifying genetic loci controlling nutrient accumulation may be useful in crop breeding strategies to increase fertilizer use efficiency and reduce financial and environmental costs. Here, variation in leaf nitrate concentration across a diversity population of 383 genotypes of Brassica napus was characterized. Genetic loci controlling variation in leaf nitrate, phosphorus and potassium concentration were then identified through Associative Transcriptomics using single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers and gene expression markers (GEMs). Leaf nitrate concentration varied over 8-fold across the diversity population. A total of 455 SNP markers were associated with leaf nitrate concentration after false-discovery-rate (FDR) correction. In linkage disequilibrium of highly associated markers are a number of known nitrate transporters and sensors, including a gene thought to mediate expression of the major nitrate transporter NRT1.1. Several genes influencing root and root-hair development co-localize with chromosomal regions associated with leaf P concentration. Orthologs of three ABC-transporters involved in suberin synthesis in roots also co-localize with association peaks for both leaf nitrate and phosphorus. Allelic variation at nearby, highly associated SNPs confers large variation in leaf nitrate and phosphorus concentration. A total of five GEMs associated with leaf K concentration after FDR correction including a GEM that corresponds to an auxin-response family protein. Candidate loci, genes and favorable alleles identified here may prove useful in marker-assisted selection strategies to improve fertilizer use efficiency in B. napus.
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- Thomas D. Alcock
- Plant and Crop Sciences Division, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biology, University of York, York, United Kingdom
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- Plant and Crop Sciences Division, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biology, University of York, York, United Kingdom
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- The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, United Kingdom
- Distinguished Scientist Fellowship Program, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Plant and Crop Sciences Division, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, United Kingdom
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- Plant and Crop Sciences Division, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, United Kingdom
- *Correspondence: Neil S. Graham
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Cabugao KG, Timm CM, Carrell AA, Childs J, Lu TYS, Pelletier DA, Weston DJ, Norby RJ. Root and Rhizosphere Bacterial Phosphatase Activity Varies with Tree Species and Soil Phosphorus Availability in Puerto Rico Tropical Forest. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:1834. [PMID: 29163572 PMCID: PMC5670114 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2017] [Accepted: 10/10/2017] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Tropical forests generally occur on highly weathered soils that, in combination with the immobility of phosphorus (P), often result in soils lacking orthophosphate, the form of P most easily metabolized by plants and microbes. In these soils, mineralization of organic P can be the major source for orthophosphate. Both plants and microbes encode for phosphatases capable of mineralizing a range of organic P compounds. However, the activity of these enzymes depends on several edaphic factors including P availability, tree species, and microbial communities. Thus, phosphatase activity in both roots and the root microbial community constitute an important role in P mineralization and P nutrient dynamics that are not well studied in tropical forests. To relate phosphatase activity of roots and bacteria in tropical forests, we measured phosphatase activity in roots and bacterial isolates as well as bacterial community composition from the rhizosphere. Three forests in the Luquillo Mountains of Puerto Rico were selected to represent a range of soil P availability as measured using the resin P method. Within each site, a minimum of three tree species were chosen to sample. Root and bacterial phosphatase activity were both measured using a colorimetric assay with para-nitrophenyl phosphate as a substrate for the phosphomonoesterase enzyme. Both root and bacterial phosphatase were chiefly influenced by tree species. Though tree species was the only significant factor in root phosphatase activity, there was a negative trend between soil P availability and phosphatase activity in linear regressions of average root phosphatase and resin P. Permutational multivariate analysis of variance of bacterial community composition based on 16S amplicon sequencing indicated that bacterial composition was strongly controlled by soil P availability (p-value < 0.05). These results indicate that although root and bacterial phosphatase activity were influenced by tree species; bacterial community composition was chiefly influenced by P availability. Although the sample size is limited given the tremendous diversity of tropical forests, our study indicates the importance of roots and bacterial function to understanding phosphatase activity. Future work will broaden the diversity of tree species and microbial members sampled to provide insight into P mineralization and model representation of tropical forests.
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- Kristine G. Cabugao
- Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, United States
- Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United States
- Climate Change Science Institute, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United States
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United States
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United States
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- Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United States
- Climate Change Science Institute, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United States
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United States
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United States
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- Climate Change Science Institute, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United States
- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United States
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- Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United States
- Climate Change Science Institute, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United States
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He J, Jin Y, Du YL, Wang T, Turner NC, Yang RP, Siddique KHM, Li FM. Genotypic Variation in Yield, Yield Components, Root Morphology and Architecture, in Soybean in Relation to Water and Phosphorus Supply. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:1499. [PMID: 28912792 PMCID: PMC5583600 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2017] [Accepted: 08/14/2017] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Water shortage and low phosphorus (P) availability limit yields in soybean. Roots play important roles in water-limited and P-deficient environment, but the underlying mechanisms are largely unknown. In this study we determined the responses of four soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] genotypes [Huandsedadou (HD), Bailudou (BLD), Jindou 21 (J21), and Zhonghuang 30 (ZH)] to three P levels [applied 0 (P0), 60 (P60), and 120 (P120) mg P kg-1 dry soil to the upper 0.4 m of the soil profile] and two water treatment [well-watered (WW) and water-stressed (WS)] with special reference to root morphology and architecture, we compared yield and its components, root morphology and root architecture to find out which variety and/or what kind of root architecture had high grain yield under P and drought stress. The results showed that water stress and low P, respectively, significantly reduced grain yield by 60 and 40%, daily water use by 66 and 31%, P accumulation by 40 and 80%, and N accumulation by 39 and 65%. The cultivar ZH with the lowest daily water use had the highest grain yield at P60 and P120 under drought. Increased root length was positively associated with N and P accumulation in both the WW and WS treatments, but not with grain yield under water and P deficits. However, in the WS treatment, high adventitious and lateral root densities were associated with high N and P uptake per unit root length which in turn was significantly and positively associated with grain yield. Our results suggest that (1) genetic variation of grain yield, daily water use, P and N accumulation, and root morphology and architecture were observed among the soybean cultivars and ZH had the best yield performance under P and water limited conditions; (2) water has a major influence on nutrient uptake and grain yield, while additional P supply can modestly increase yields under drought in some soybean genotypes; (3) while conserved water use plays an important role in grain yield under drought, root traits also contribute to high nutrient uptake efficiency and benefit yield under drought.
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- Jin He
- College of Agriculture, Guizhou UniversityGuiyang, China
- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems, Institute of Arid Agroecology, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems, Institute of Arid Agroecology, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems, Institute of Arid Agroecology, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems, Institute of Arid Agroecology, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou, China
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- The UWA Institute of Agriculture and UWA School of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, PerthWA, Australia
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- Dryland Agricultural Institute, Gansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences (GAAS)Lanzhou, China
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- The UWA Institute of Agriculture and UWA School of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, PerthWA, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems, Institute of Arid Agroecology, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou, China
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Lidbury IDEA, Fraser T, Murphy ARJ, Scanlan DJ, Bending GD, Jones AME, Moore JD, Goodall A, Tibbett M, Hammond JP, Wellington EMH. The 'known' genetic potential for microbial communities to degrade organic phosphorus is reduced in low-pH soils. Microbiologyopen 2017; 6:e00474. [PMID: 28419748 PMCID: PMC5552915 DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2016] [Revised: 02/01/2017] [Accepted: 02/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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In soil, bioavailable inorganic orthophosphate is found at low concentrations and thus limits biological growth. To overcome this phosphorus scarcity, plants and bacteria secrete numerous enzymes, namely acid and alkaline phosphatases, which cleave orthophosphate from various organic phosphorus substrates. Using profile hidden Markov modeling approaches, we investigated the abundance of various non specific phosphatases, both acid and alkaline, in metagenomes retrieved from soils with contrasting pH regimes. This analysis uncovered a marked reduction in the abundance and diversity of various alkaline phosphatases in low-pH soils that was not counterbalanced by an increase in acid phosphatases. Furthermore, it was also discovered that only half of the bacterial strains from different phyla deposited in the Integrated Microbial Genomes database harbor alkaline phosphatases. Taken together, our data suggests that these 'phosphatase lacking' isolates likely increase in low-pH soils and future research should ascertain how these bacteria overcome phosphorus scarcity.
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- School of Agriculture, Policy, and DevelopmentUniversity of ReadingWhiteknightsUnited Kingdom
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- School of Life SciencesUniversity of WarwickCoventryWest MidlandsUnited Kingdom
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- School of Life SciencesUniversity of WarwickCoventryWest MidlandsUnited Kingdom
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- School of Life SciencesUniversity of WarwickCoventryWest MidlandsUnited Kingdom
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- The Genome Analysis CentreNorwich Research ParkNorwichUnited Kingdom
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- School of Agriculture, Policy, and DevelopmentUniversity of ReadingWhiteknightsUnited Kingdom
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- School of Agriculture, Policy, and DevelopmentUniversity of ReadingWhiteknightsUnited Kingdom
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- School of Agriculture, Policy, and DevelopmentUniversity of ReadingWhiteknightsUnited Kingdom
- Southern Cross Plant ScienceSouthern Cross UniversityLismoreAustralia
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Sun Y, Peng S, Goll DS, Ciais P, Guenet B, Guimberteau M, Hinsinger P, Janssens IA, Peñuelas J, Piao S, Poulter B, Violette A, Yang X, Yin Y, Zeng H. Diagnosing phosphorus limitations in natural terrestrial ecosystems in carbon cycle models. EARTH'S FUTURE 2017; 5:730-749. [PMID: 28989942 PMCID: PMC5606506 DOI: 10.1002/2016ef000472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2016] [Revised: 04/10/2017] [Accepted: 04/25/2017] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Most of the Earth System Models (ESMs) project increases in net primary productivity (NPP) and terrestrial carbon (C) storage during the 21st century. Despite empirical evidence that limited availability of phosphorus (P) may limit the response of NPP to increasing atmospheric CO2, none of the ESMs used in the previous Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change assessment accounted for P limitation. We diagnosed from ESM simulations the amount of P need to support increases in carbon uptake by natural ecosystems using two approaches: the demand derived from (1) changes in C stocks and (2) changes in NPP. The C stock-based additional P demand was estimated to range between -31 and 193 Tg P and between -89 and 262 Tg P for Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) 2.6 and RCP8.5, respectively, with negative values indicating a P surplus. The NPP-based demand, which takes ecosystem P recycling into account, results in a significantly higher P demand of 648-1606 Tg P for RCP2.6 and 924-2110 Tg P for RCP8.5. We found that the P demand is sensitive to the turnover of P in decomposing plant material, explaining the large differences between the NPP-based demand and C stock-based demand. The discrepancy between diagnosed P demand and actual P availability (potential P deficit) depends mainly on the assumptions about availability of the different soil P forms. Overall, future P limitation strongly depends on both soil P availability and P recycling on ecosystem scale.
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- Yan Sun
- Sino‐French Institute for Earth System Science, College of Urban and Environmental SciencesPeking UniversityBeijingChina
- Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de 1'Environnement, CEA-CNRS-UVSQGif sur YvetteFrance
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- Sino‐French Institute for Earth System Science, College of Urban and Environmental SciencesPeking UniversityBeijingChina
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- Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de 1'Environnement, CEA-CNRS-UVSQGif sur YvetteFrance
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- Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de 1'Environnement, CEA-CNRS-UVSQGif sur YvetteFrance
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- Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de 1'Environnement, CEA-CNRS-UVSQGif sur YvetteFrance
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- Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de 1'Environnement, CEA-CNRS-UVSQGif sur YvetteFrance
- UPMC, CNRS, EPHESorbonne UniversitésParisFrance
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- Research Group of Plant and Vegetation Ecology (PLECO), Department of BiologyUniversity of AntwerpAntwerpBelgium
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- CSIC, Global Ecology UnitCREAF‐CSIC‐UABCataloniaSpain
- CREAFCataloniaSpain
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- Sino‐French Institute for Earth System Science, College of Urban and Environmental SciencesPeking UniversityBeijingChina
- Institute of Tibetan Plateau ResearchChinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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- Institute on Ecosystems and the Department of EcologyMontana State UniversityBozemanMontanaUSA
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- Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de 1'Environnement, CEA-CNRS-UVSQGif sur YvetteFrance
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- Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de 1'Environnement, CEA-CNRS-UVSQGif sur YvetteFrance
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- Shenzhen Graduate SchoolPeking UniversityShenzhenChina
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Lidbury IDEA, Murphy ARJ, Fraser TD, Bending GD, Jones AME, Moore JD, Goodall A, Tibbett M, Hammond JP, Scanlan DJ, Wellington EMH. Identification of extracellular glycerophosphodiesterases in Pseudomonas and their role in soil organic phosphorus remineralisation. Sci Rep 2017; 7:2179. [PMID: 28526844 PMCID: PMC5438359 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-02327-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2017] [Accepted: 04/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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In soils, phosphorus (P) exists in numerous organic and inorganic forms. However, plants can only acquire inorganic orthophosphate (Pi), meaning global crop production is frequently limited by P availability. To overcome this problem, rock phosphate fertilisers are heavily applied, often with negative environmental and socio-economic consequences. The organic P fraction of soil contains phospholipids that are rapidly degraded resulting in the release of bioavailable Pi. However, the mechanisms behind this process remain unknown. We identified and experimentally confirmed the function of two secreted glycerolphosphodiesterases, GlpQI and GlpQII, found in Pseudomonas stutzeri DSM4166 and Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25, respectively. A series of co-cultivation experiments revealed that in these Pseudomonas strains, cleavage of glycerolphosphorylcholine and its breakdown product G3P occurs extracellularly allowing other bacteria to benefit from this metabolism. Analyses of metagenomic and metatranscriptomic datasets revealed that this trait is widespread among soil bacteria with Actinobacteria and Proteobacteria, specifically Betaproteobacteria and Gammaproteobacteria, the likely major players.
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- Ian D E A Lidbury
- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom.
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- School of Agriculture, Policy, and Development, University of Reading, Earley Gate, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6AR, United Kingdom
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- The Earlham Institute, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
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- School of Agriculture, Policy, and Development, University of Reading, Earley Gate, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6AR, United Kingdom
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- School of Agriculture, Policy, and Development, University of Reading, Earley Gate, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6AR, United Kingdom
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- School of Agriculture, Policy, and Development, University of Reading, Earley Gate, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6AR, United Kingdom
- Southern Cross Plant Science, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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Lidbury IDEA, Murphy ARJ, Scanlan DJ, Bending GD, Jones AME, Moore JD, Goodall A, Hammond JP, Wellington EMH. Comparative genomic, proteomic and exoproteomic analyses of three Pseudomonas strains reveals novel insights into the phosphorus scavenging capabilities of soil bacteria. Environ Microbiol 2016; 18:3535-3549. [PMID: 27233093 PMCID: PMC5082522 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.13390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bacteria that inhabit the rhizosphere of agricultural crops can have a beneficial effect on crop growth. One such mechanism is the microbial-driven solubilization and remineralization of complex forms of phosphorus (P). It is known that bacteria secrete various phosphatases in response to low P conditions. However, our understanding of their global proteomic response to P stress is limited. Here, exoproteomic analysis of Pseudomonas putida BIRD-1 (BIRD-1), Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25 and Pseudomonas stutzeri DSM4166 was performed in unison with whole-cell proteomic analysis of BIRD-1 grown under phosphate (Pi) replete and Pi deplete conditions. Comparative exoproteomics revealed marked heterogeneity in the exoproteomes of each Pseudomonas strain in response to Pi depletion. In addition to well-characterized members of the PHO regulon such as alkaline phosphatases, several proteins, previously not associated with the response to Pi depletion, were also identified. These included putative nucleases, phosphotriesterases, putative phosphonate transporters and outer membrane proteins. Moreover, in BIRD-1, mutagenesis of the master regulator, phoBR, led us to confirm the addition of several novel PHO-dependent proteins. Our data expands knowledge of the Pseudomonas PHO regulon, including species that are frequently used as bioinoculants, opening up the potential for more efficient and complete use of soil complexed P.
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- Ian D E A Lidbury
- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV4 7AL, UK.
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV4 7AL, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV4 7AL, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV4 7AL, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV4 7AL, UK
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- The Genome Analysis Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
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- School of Agriculture, Policy, and Development, University of Reading, Earley Gate, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6AR, UK
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- School of Agriculture, Policy, and Development, University of Reading, Earley Gate, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6AR, UK
- Southern Cross Plant Science, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV4 7AL, UK
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Zhang Y, Thomas CL, Xiang J, Long Y, Wang X, Zou J, Luo Z, Ding G, Cai H, Graham NS, Hammond JP, King GJ, White PJ, Xu F, Broadley MR, Shi L, Meng J. QTL meta-analysis of root traits in Brassica napus under contrasting phosphorus supply in two growth systems. Sci Rep 2016; 6:33113. [PMID: 27624881 PMCID: PMC5021999 DOI: 10.1038/srep33113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2016] [Accepted: 08/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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A high-density SNP-based genetic linkage map was constructed and integrated with a previous map in the Tapidor x Ningyou7 (TNDH) Brassica napus population, giving a new map with a total of 2041 molecular markers and an average marker density which increased from 0.39 to 0.97 (0.82 SNP bin) per cM. Root and shoot traits were screened under low and 'normal' phosphate (Pi) supply using a 'pouch and wick' system, and had been screened previously in an agar based system. The P-efficient parent Ningyou7 had a shorter primary root length (PRL), greater lateral root density (LRD) and a greater shoot biomass than the P-inefficient parent Tapidor under both treatments and growth systems. Quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis identified a total of 131 QTL, and QTL meta-analysis found four integrated QTL across the growth systems. Integration reduced the confidence interval by ~41%. QTL for root and shoot biomass were co-located on chromosome A3 and for lateral root emergence were co-located on chromosomes A4/C4 and C8/C9. There was a major QTL for LRD on chromosome C9 explaining ~18% of the phenotypic variation. QTL underlying an increased LRD may be a useful breeding target for P uptake efficiency in Brassica.
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- Ying Zhang
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Centre of Plant Gene Research, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Plant and Crop Sciences Division, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough LE12 5RD, United Kingdom
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Centre of Plant Gene Research, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Centre of Plant Gene Research, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Centre of Plant Gene Research, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Centre of Plant Gene Research, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Centre of Plant Gene Research, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Centre of Plant Gene Research, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Plant and Crop Sciences Division, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough LE12 5RD, United Kingdom
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- School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AR, United Kingdom
- Southern Cross Plant Science, Southern Cross University, Lismore NSW 2480, Australia
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Centre of Plant Gene Research, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
- Plant and Crop Sciences Division, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough LE12 5RD, United Kingdom
- Southern Cross Plant Science, Southern Cross University, Lismore NSW 2480, Australia
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- The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, United Kingdom
- King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Centre of Plant Gene Research, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Plant and Crop Sciences Division, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough LE12 5RD, United Kingdom
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Centre of Plant Gene Research, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Centre of Plant Gene Research, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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Ebuele VO, Santoro A, Thoss V. Characterization of Plant Seeds by Phosphorus-31 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. ANAL LETT 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/00032719.2016.1206910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Wu Z, Bañuelos GS, Lin ZQ, Liu Y, Yuan L, Yin X, Li M. Biofortification and phytoremediation of selenium in China. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:136. [PMID: 25852703 PMCID: PMC4367174 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2014] [Accepted: 02/20/2015] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Selenium (Se) is an essential trace element for humans and animals but at high concentrations, Se becomes toxic to organisms due to Se replacing sulfur in proteins. Selenium biofortification is an agricultural process that increases the accumulation of Se in crops, through plant breeding, genetic engineering, or use of Se fertilizers. Selenium phytoremediation is a green biotechnology to clean up Se-contaminated environments, primarily through phytoextraction and phytovolatilization. By integrating Se phytoremediation and biofortification technologies, Se-enriched plant materials harvested from Se phytoremediation can be used as Se-enriched green manures or other supplementary sources of Se for producing Se-biofortified agricultural products. Earlier studies primarily aimed at enhancing efficacy of phytoremediation and biofortification of Se based on natural variation in progenitor or identification of unique plant species. In this review, we discuss promising approaches to improve biofortification and phytoremediation of Se using knowledge acquired from model crops. We also explored the feasibility of applying biotechnologies such as inoculation of microbial strains for improving the efficiency of biofortification and phytoremediation of Se. The key research and practical challenges that remain in improving biofortification and phytoremediation of Se have been highlighted, and the future development and uses of Se-biofortified agricultural products in China has also been discussed.
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- Zhilin Wu
- Key Laboratory of Agri-Food Safety of Anhui Province, School of Resources and Environment–School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agriculture University, Hefei, China
- Advanced Lab for Selenium and Human Health-Jiangsu, Bio-Engineering Research Centre of Selenium, Suzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, China
- School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- United States Department of Agriculture—Agricultural Research Service, Parlier, CA, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL, USA
- Environmental Sciences Program, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL, USA
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- Advanced Lab for Selenium and Human Health-Jiangsu, Bio-Engineering Research Centre of Selenium, Suzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, China
- School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Advanced Lab for Selenium and Human Health-Jiangsu, Bio-Engineering Research Centre of Selenium, Suzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, China
- School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Advanced Lab for Selenium and Human Health-Jiangsu, Bio-Engineering Research Centre of Selenium, Suzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, China
- School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agri-Food Safety of Anhui Province, School of Resources and Environment–School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agriculture University, Hefei, China
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El-Ramady HR, Alshaal TA, Amer M, Domokos-Szabolcsy É, Elhawat N, Prokisch J, Fári M. Soil Quality and Plant Nutrition. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-06016-3_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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